(1) the difference between the averages is large, (2) the sample size is large, and. (3) responses are consistently close to the average values and not widely spread out (the standard deviation is low). The t-testâs statistical significance and the t-testâs effect size are the two primary outputs of the t-test.2) the sample size is large, and. (3) responses are consistently close to the average values and not widely spread out (the standard deviation is low). The t-testâs statistical significance and the t-testâs effect size are the two primary outputs of the t-test.
Alaska (23.1 per 100,000) Alaska is the second highest nationally for rates of suicide at 23.1. However, according to the Alaska Bureau of Vital Statistics, this state actually has the highest rate of suicide per capita in the entire country.
Graphics showing the rate of suicide by state and a view of exaggerated elevation would seem to support the linkage between altitude and rates of suicide. According to USA Today, there is a suicide every 13 minutes in the United States. The same article stated that there are far fewer homicides than suicides in the country; in fact, homicide rates have fallen by half in the U.S. since 1991.